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IMRef_1246
IM Reference no.
IMRef_1246: Name of Mashalko
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Attestation
ⲙⲁϣⲁⲗⲕⲟⲛ
Translation
Mashalko
Description
Nubian name meaning 'having sun'; attested thrice, twice for a man, once unmarked for gender
Text
582
Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Date
probably 1155–circa 1180
Language
Old Nubian
Linguistic context
Old Nubian
Side/page
Column
Line
19
Latest edition
P. QI 3 34 (i)
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender is not specified, but since Mashankissi is explicitly described as Mouna's mother, Mashalko must be Mouna's father and Mashankissi's husband.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.147: Name: local (Nubian), non-religious
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.147:
- ethnic regional: Nubian
Person
601277: Mashalko
Role
in filiation
Name
201531: Mashalko
Name variant
301532: ⲙⲁϣⲁⲗⲕⲟ
Second name
Second name variant
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